Project Gutenberg 2015-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 80 Branch, Stephen H. 1813 Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 01, April 24, 1858 Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Stephen H. Branch's Alligator, Vol. 1 no. 01, April 24, 1858" by Stephen H. Branch is a unique publication from the mid-19th century that serves as a blend of travel narrative, autobiographical reflections, and satirical commentary. This work likely touches on themes relating to exploration and the human condition, set against the backdrop of the author's journey and observations while traveling through Central America, particularly along the Chagres River in New Granada. In this first volume, Branch chronicles his experiences during an arduous journey filled with challenging circumstances and vivid observations of the landscape, local culture, and the perils faced by travelers. The narrative is laced with humor and a poignant critique of social and political issues of the time, particularly as he expresses his sentiments for his homeland and critiques the state of American society. Through a series of personal anecdotes, such as encounters with alligators and the struggles with the tropical environment, Branch paints a portrait of adventure colored by the absurdities of human behavior, ultimately delivering a commentary on ambition, integrity, and the complexities of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government F106 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 75697 75720 2024-09-20T08:14:42.371088 2023-09-21T05:06:13.470993 text/html text/html 73095 2015-03-01T15:51:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 82512 2015-03-01T15:52:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 94608 2024-09-20T08:14:44.906080 application/epub+zip 93209 2024-09-20T08:14:43.000068 application/epub+zip 60739 2024-09-20T08:14:42.689077 application/epub+zip 132642 2024-09-20T08:14:46.636074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120263 2024-09-20T08:14:44.585073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88031 2022-09-22T03:34:46.318425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62327 62137 2024-09-20T08:14:42.178104 2023-09-21T05:06:13.287922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 62565 2015-03-01T15:51:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25533 2015-03-01T15:52:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17764 2024-09-20T08:14:46.766053 application/rdf+xml 15131 2024-09-20T08:14:42.746069 image/jpeg 2867 2024-09-20T08:14:42.716074 image/jpeg 85851 2024-09-20T08:14:42.387070 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog